SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY
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2025
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Haijun Chen,Chunli Kang,Shiyi Zhao,Zhuowen Wang,Haiyang Liu,Deming Dong,Jiao Qu,Na Zheng,Xiuyi Hua
Ineffective separation of photo-carriers and slow photoreaction rates seriously limit the decontamination effectiveness of the photocatalyst. To overcome these limitations, herein, the oxygen vacancies modified Z-scheme Ag 3 PO 4 /FeSnO(OH) 5 heterojunction was designed with FeSnO(OH) 5 as a co-catalyst. In this photosystem, Ag 3 PO 4 and FeSnO(OH) 5 function as oxidation and reduction centers of Ag 3 PO 4 /FeSnO(OH) 5 photocatalysts, respectively. Importantly, oxygen vacancies in the Z-scheme heterojunction provide an effective charge transport pathway, which not only inhibits the photocorrosion of Ag 3 PO 4 but also reduces electron-hole recombination, significantly boosting the photocatalytic decontamination performance and long-term stability of the Ag 3 PO 4 /FeSnO(OH) 5 photocatalyst. Remarkably, the Ag 3 PO 4 /FeSnO(OH) 5 photocatalyst demonstrated outstanding photocatalytic performance, 100 % degrading indomethacin (IDM) under visible light in just 30 min through the main generation of h + that attacks the active atoms of IDM, prominently outperforming other counterparts. Besides, three principal degradation pathways were proposed, and the toxicity of the degradation products was significantly reduced. The Ag 3 PO 4 /FeSnO(OH) 5 exhibited high photocatalytic degradation efficacy across different qualities of water. This research offers an oxygen vacancy modified engineering combined with a Z-scheme heterojunction strategy for constructing extraordinary photocatalysts for environmental purification.
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JOURNAL OF THE ENERGY INSTITUTE
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2024
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Liwen Du,Zhongyang Luo,Kaige Wang,Feiting Miao,Qingguo Zhou,Wanchen Zhu,Longfei Li
The ex-situ catalytic pyrolysis of poplar in a dual-catalyst system of hydroxyapatite (HAP) and HZSM-5 was performed using a bench-scale device to enhance the aromatics production. Results indicated that the introduction of HAP could effectively achieve the deoxygenation of macromolecular oxygenates, which were then converted into hydrocarbon precursors. The combination of HAP and HZSM-5 exceedingly promoted the production of aromatics especially monocyclic aromatics (MAHs) than single HZSM-5. The effects of operating conditions on aromatics yield and distribution were investigated. Under the catalyst layout of mode B, with the optimum conditions reaching the catalytic temperature of 500 °C, HAP to HZSM-5 ratio of 2:4, and catalyst to biomass ratio of 1:1, the maximum aromatics yield of 9.10 wt% was achieved, accompanied by the monocyclic aromatics/polycyclic aromatics ratio enhanced to 2.33. At this point, the synergistic effect for MAHs and total aromatics reached 170.09% and 214.14%, respectively. Compared to the conventional metal oxides, the HAP/HZSM-5 dual-catalyst system exhibited superior performance in aromatics production. Besides, the anti-coking capability of HZSM-5 in the dual-catalyst system was also better than that of pure HZSM-5. This research provided a new perspective for the efficient utilization of biomass energy.
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BIOORGANIC CHEMISTRY
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2025
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Ji Ding,Jinsong Song,Shengbo Huang,Chuanhua Zhou,Feng Xue
Enantiomerically pure 2-oxazolidinones are widely used as chiral auxiliaries in organic synthesis, but there is an unmet need for more effective methods to access these compounds. Here we report the identification and semi-rational engineering of the halohydrin dehalogenase Sl HHDH from Sneathiella limimaris for the highly enantioselective ring-opening of phenyl glycidyl ether (PGE) with cyanate to yield ( S )-5-phenoxymethyl-2-oxazolidinone. After single and combinatorial mutagenesis, the best enantioselective triple mutant, F15W/A137T/N179L achieved an enantioselectivity of 97 %, with an E valu e of 154. In addition, it could accept a wider range of PGEs to generate corresponding ( S )-5-phenoxymethyl-2-oxazolidinones, whereby the product ee values increased from less than 5 % in wild-type Sl HHDH to between 81 and 96 % in the triple mutant. Structural analysis of Sl HHDH and mutant F15W/A137T/N179L in complex with the substrate PGE showed that changes of the substrate-binding pocket in the mutant position R- PGE farther from the catalytic residues, which may explain the enhanced enantioselectivity. This mutant has great potential as a biocatalyst for the first synthesis of chiral ( S )-5-phenoxymethyl-2-oxazolidinones.
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INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH
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2025
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Feng Wang,Yimin Zhang,Xinyu Xu,Yunxiang Nie,Binbin He,Yi Mei,Yun Zu
Low-valuable utilization and a massive accumulation of yellow phosphorus slag (YPS) have caused severe pollution in surrounding environments. Among numerous implementation strategies, the conversion of YPS into phosphorus-containing zeolites represents a promising approach for high value-added utilization. Herein, we report that P-ZSM-5 zeolites were successfully prepared from acid-leaching YPS in one step using a hydrothermal synthesis method. The obtained P-ZSM-5 zeolites exhibited high crystallinity, uniform crystal size (200–400 nm), and a large BET surface area (>400 m2/g). Accordingly, a nonclassical crystallization mechanism of P-ZSM-5 zeolites from the YPS was proposed by multiple advanced characterizations. Importantly, the presence of phosphorus not only induced framework Al sited in the straight/sinusoidal channels and improved the hydrothermal stability of the zeolite framework but also enhanced the Brønsted acidity. Under comparable conditions, the as-prepared P-ZSM-5(75) zeolite catalyst with a higher ratio of Brønsted/Lewis acid sites in the methanol-to-propylene reaction exhibited a considerable catalytic lifetime (30 h, WHSV = 6 h–1), high propylene selectivity (55.1%), and a propylene-to-ethylene ratio of 5.9. The advancement in P-ZSM-5 zeolites paves a novel way for more effective YPS utilization and driving sustainability in phosphorus-based chemical production.
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npj Science of Food
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2025
·Vol. 9
·期 1
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Sun Zhi,Wang Fangfang,Zhou Peipei,Chen Di,Zuo Lihua
5-Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), a product of the Maillard reaction and caramelization in honey, serves as a crucial marker of food quality and thermal processing, underscoring the importance of regulatory surveillance for consumer safety. This study introduces a method for rapid, high throughput and eco-friendly detection of HMF, using derivatization in matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS). 5,10,15,20-Tetrakis-(4-aminophenyl)-porphyrin was employed for in-situ derivatization of aldehydes after extraction by ethyl acetate, enhancing detection sensitivity by shifting low-molecular-weight aldehydes to higher regions. The calibration curves for HMF determination exhibited outstanding linearity. The detection limit reached 0.347 mg/kg with good accuracy and precision. Variations in the content of HMF in honey during heating were also assessed, revealing the increased formation of HMF under high temperature and prolonged heating. The method’s proficiency was evidenced through the detection of various aldehydes. This method represents an advance in rapid analysis for food safety, aligning with green chemistry principles.
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PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
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2021
·Vol. 23
·期 35
·19729-19739
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IF 3.676
Shijie Wang,Yihang Chen,Yu Jia,Guizhuan Xu,Chun Chang,Qianhui Guo,Hongge Tao,Caihong Zou,Kai Li
The fundamental understanding of glucose conversion to 5-ethoxymethylfurfural (EMF) and ethyl levulinate (EL) (value-added chemicals from biomass) in ethanol solution catalyzed by a Brønsted acid is limited at present. Consequently, here, the reaction pathways and mechanism of glucose conversion to EMF and EL catalyzed by a Brønsted acid were studied, using an experimental method and quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(D) and B2PLYPD3/Def2TZVP level under a polarized continuum model (PCM-SMD). By further verification through GC/MS tests, the mechanism and reaction pathways of glucose conversion in ethanol solution catalyzed by a Brønsted acid were revealed, showing that glucose is catalyzed by proton and ethanol, and ethanol plays a bridging role in the process of proton transfer. There are three main reaction pathways: through glucose and ethyl glucoside (G/EG), through fructose, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), levulinic acid (LA), and EL (G/F/H/L/EL), and through fructose, HMF, EMF, and EL (G/F/H/E/EL). The G/F/H/E/EL pathway with an energy barrier of 20.8 kcal mol−1 is considered as the thermodynamic and kinetics primary way, in which the reaction rate of this is highly related to the proton transfer in the isomerization of glucose to fructose. The intermediate HMF was formed from O5 via a ring-opening reaction and by the dehydration of fructose, and was further converted to the main product of EMF by etherification or by LA through hydrolysis. EMF and LA are both unstable, and can partially be transformed to EL. This study is beneficial for the insights aiding the understanding of the process and products controlling biomass conversion in ethanol solution.
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ACS Catalysis
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2022
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Yichao Jin,Sarina Sarina,Hongwei Liu,Wayde Martens,Eric R. Waclawik,Erandi Peiris,Jianfeng Jia,Jing Shang,Liangzhi Kou,Cheng Guo,Huai-Yong Zhu
Production of 2,5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA, a platform chemical for the chemical industry in the future) by the selective aerobic oxidation of 5-hydroxymethyl-furfural is a crucial component to enable the FDCA production from sugars. The challenge is to achieve a high FDCA yield at low temperatures. Here, we report a catalyst composed of alloyed nanoparticles (containing 1.5 wt % Ag and 1.5 wt % Pd) supported on CeO2 nanofibers, which achieved an excellent FDCA yield (93%) at 20 °C. Interesting observations include yield deterioration at higher reaction temperatures; water is the source of the oxygen atom(s) added to the oxidized intermediates and product, while O2 molecules adsorbed onto the catalyst scavenge electrons, yielding OH• radicals from OH– ions in the reaction system to drive the oxidation. At 20 °C, we avoid side reactions, but there is no external energy provided for overcoming the activation barriers. The barriers for activating the alcohol groups are significant. We find that the appropriate chemisorption on the catalyst is critical for a high FDCA yield. By tuning the Ag/Pd ratio, we attained the most catalytically active sites, bimetallic surface sites, at the boundaries between Ag and Pd clusters. The chemisorption at these sites is strong enough to cause the selective oxidation of both the aldehyde and alcohol groups in HMF at 20 °C, avoiding side reactions at high temperatures. The knowledge acquired from this study is expected to have implications for other catalytic systems where competitive reactions proceed.
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CHINESE JOURNAL OF CATALYSIS
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2018
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Wenjin Xu,Guangxu Zhang,Hanwei Chen,Guomeng Zhang,Yang Han,Yichuan Chang,Peng Gong
Two series of Mn/beta and Mn/ZSM-5 catalysts were prepared to study the influence of how different Mn precursors, introduced to the respective parent zeolites by wet impregnation, affected the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) of NO by NH 3 across a low reaction temperature window of 50–350 °C. In this study, the catalysts were characterized using N 2 adsorption/desorption, X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, H 2 temperature-programmed reduction, NH 3 temperature-programmed desorption and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. As the manganese chloride precursor only partially decomposed this primarily resulted in the formation of MnCl 2 in addition to the presence of low levels of crystalline Mn 3 O 4 , which resulted in poor catalytic performance. However, the manganese nitrate precursor formed crystalline MnO 2 as the major phase in addition to a minor presence of unconverted Mn-nitrate. Furthermore, manganese acetate resulted principally in a mixture of amorphous Mn 2 O 3 and MnO 2 , and crystalline Mn 3 O 4 . From all the catalysts screened, the test performance data showed Mn/beta-Ac to exhibit the highest NO conversion (97.5%) at 240 °C, which remained >90% across a temperature window of 220–350 °C. The excellent catalytic performance was ascribed to the enrichment of highly dispersed MnO x (Mn 2 O 3 and MnO 2 ) species that act as the active phase in the NH 3 -SCR process. Furthermore, together with a suitable amount of weakly acidic centers, higher concentration of surface manganese and a greater presence of surface labile oxygen groups, SCR performance was collectively enhanced at low temperature.
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Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
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2020
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Tongtong Zhang,Jianwei Bao,Mengmeng Zhang,Yuanyuan Ge,Jianming Wei,Yu Li,Weixia Wang,Miao Li,Yiguang Jin
Lung cancer is a severe disease with high mortality. Chemotherapy is one major treatment for lung cancer. However, systemic chemotherapeutics usually distribute throughout the body without specific lung distribution so that serious side effects are unavoidable. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is occasionally used for lung cancer treatment but photosensitizers are also systemically administered and the bronchoscopic intervention under anesthesia may hurt lung tissues. Here, we combined inhaled chemotherapeutics and photosensitizers for chemo-photodynamic therapy (CPDT) of primary lung cancer of rats with external laser light irradiation. Gefitinib PLGA nanoparticles (GNPs) were prepared. The anti-cancer effects of GNPs and/or a common photosensitizer 5-aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) were explored on A549 cells (adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells) and primary lung cancer rats after intratracheal administration. External light irradiation was applied due to its higher safety compared to internal light irradiation that may result in injuries after a laser optic fiber was intubated into the lung. The remarkable synergistic effect of CPDT was confirmed although the single therapies were also effective, where the high anti-lung cancer effects were shown and some typical lung cancer markers, including CD31, VEGF, NF-κB p65 and Bcl-2, significantly decreased. Moreover, the treatments attenuated inflammation with the downregulation of TNF-α. The combination of pulmonary drug delivery and chemo-photodynamic therapy is a promising strategy for treatment of lung cancer.
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Catalysis Science & Technology
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2016
·Vol. 6
·期 8
·2647-2652
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IF 5.287
Hualei Hu,Jinghui Lyu,Jiayao Rui,Jie Cen,Qunfeng Zhang,Qingtao Wang,Wenwen Han,Xiaonian Li
Ethylbenzene is the major side product in benzene alkylation with methanol and it is difficult to be suppressed over hierarchical porous ZSM-5. Moreover, the separation of ethylbenzene from xylene still remains a great challenge. Our research indicated that ethylbenzene formation could be highly suppressed by changing the Si/Al ratio of the catalyst. Hierarchical porous ZSM-5 catalysts with different Si/Al ratios were prepared via reducing the amount of Al in the solvent evaporation assisted dry gel conversion method. In this method, tetra-n-propylammonium hydroxide was used as the direct agent to create micropores, and hexadecyltrimethoxysilane was added to create additional porosities by forming organic assemblies which occupied a certain space between zeolitic walls. The catalyst with a Si/Al ratio of 1800 could achieve high benzene conversion (59.5%) and high xylene selectivity (39.0%) as well as excellent suppression of ethylbenzene formation (<0.1%).
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SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
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2021
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IF 7.46
Tianhui Jiao,Waqas Ahmad,Jiaji Zhu,Md Mehedi Hassan,Jingjing Wang,Yawen Rong,Zhiming Guo,Huanhuan Li,Zhen Ding,Changxin Lv,Quansheng Chen
The current study examines aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) as the indicator of the total aflatoxins in wheat with a 5-aminotetramethylrhodamine (NH 2 -Rh)-decorated gold–silver core–shell nanoparticles (Au@Ag CSNPs) sensor based surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) strategy, using Hg(II) as the media. The principle of the work was based on the selective interaction of Hg(Ⅱ) media with AFB1 via carbonyl oxygen atoms to inhibit the aggregation of NH 2 -Rh-Au@Ag CSNPs sensor. Due to the nanogap effect induced by sensors aggregation, the quenching in SERS intensity was an indication for AFB1 selective quantification. Under the optimized experimental conditions, a detection limit of 0.03 ng·mL −1 was obtained with a correlation coefficient R 2 = 0.9895 within the dynamic range of 0.1–5.0 ng·mL −1 . This quantification of AFB1 was further coupled with solid-phase extraction in real wheat, hazelnut, and peanut oil samples. The strategy was validated by standard HPLC-FLD approach and was in a good agreement. The proposed detective system offers a promising platform for the rapid determination of traces AFB1 residue in foodstuff with high selectivity and economical efficiency.
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Pharmaceuticals
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2025
·Vol. 18
·期 12
·1883
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IF 4.8
Yingzhi Yang,Ziyan Wan,Luyi Huang,Ziang Zhou,Wanru Wang,Yu Xing,Shijie Li,Yufan Du,Jiufang Huang,Yanqing Wu,Mengyu Fan,Jiahuang Li,Lingdong Kong,Dongmei Zhang
Background/Objectives:High fructose consumption is a significant risk factor for glomerular podocyte injury. This study aimed to identify the underlying mechanism of fructose-induced podocyte injury and explore the protective effect of the natural polyphenol morin.Methods: In vivo, high-fructose-diet-fed rats were used to evaluate podocyte injury through ultrastructural structure analysis, urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), and synaptopodin expression. In vitro, adenosine 5′-monophosphate deaminase (AMPD) expression and activity, mitochondrial function, and glycolytic flux were measured in mouse podocyte clone-5 (MPC5) exposed to 5 mM fructose, with molecular docking and siRNA interference assays validating morin’s regulatory role.Results: High fructose significantly increased AMPD activity in the purine nucleotide cycle (PNC), leading to mitochondrial dysfunction and a compensatory activation of glycolysis in podocytes. Morin effectively mitigated podocyte injury and suppressed the upregulation of AMPD activity, potentially through targeting AMPD2, as evidenced by molecular docking, which demonstrated a strong binding affinity between morin and AMPD2. Similarly, AMPD2 knockdown markedly alleviated mitochondrial impairment and glycolysis activation, confirming the pivotal role of AMPD2 in fructose-induced podocyte injury. In high-fructose-diet-fed rats, morin substantially improved ultrastructural damage, as shown by reduced podocyte foot process effacement, decreased UACR, restored glomerular synaptopodin expression, and suppressed AMPD activity in the renal cortex.Conclusions: Morin alleviated high-fructose-induced podocyte injury by inhibiting AMPD activity in the PNC, highlighting AMPD2 as a potential therapeutic target for podocyte injury caused by high fructose intake. This study provides novel mechanistic insights into how morin counteracts mitochondrial energy disturbance in podocyte injury.
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